Category: App Update

The Facebook Messenger app for Windows Phone has received an update that brings significant performance improvements along with the ability to message people using their mobile numbers from within the app.  The update, version 9.1.0.0 for those keeping score at home, is the latest evolution in the Messenger app where Facebook wants to be your one-stop shop for messaging friends on the social network as well as those not on it.  The browser war may be over but the messenger war rages on between Facebook, WhatsApp, Skype and others.

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A couple of weeks ago I told you about the new Audible for Windows Phone beta that is out and how even as a beta it is far superior to the current production app that is available.  Over the weekend the app received another update to address some issues but also to add a couple of options.  The updated, version 9.0.1.19 for those keeping score at home, is available now and while I don’t normally suggest you try beta software unless you know what you are getting into, this one is worth the download if you are an Audible customer.

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Last month Bank of America announced that they would be ending support for their Windows and Windows Phone apps in March.  It seems that today was the day for the switch to be flipped.  As of this morning users of the apps are receiving an error message stating that it is no longer supported.  Users are advised to go to the BofA website for their banking needs.  It’s a sad day and as a BofA customer it is frustrating.

The social photo sharing app Xim from Microsoft Research has been updated today with several new features for the Windows Phone app.  If you aren’t familiar with Xim, don’t worry, most aren’t.  It is a photo sharing app that allows you to share photos from a variety of locations – Camera Roll, OneDrive, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram – with others who are on the Xim app.  Think Snapchat in a way.  The good news is the Xim app is available not only for Windows Phone but also for iOS and Android and you can even share photos with Amazon Fire TV sets.  It’s a pretty cool service and like Snapchat, Xim’s die after a certain amount of time.

The update released today, version 1.5.1.0 for those keeping score at home, brings several key updates to the app as well as a host of bug fixes.

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6Tag for Windows Phone has received another update today, the third in as many weeks, with several fixes and leveraging the new Instagram API.  The update, version 4.0.5.0 for those keeping score at home, builds on the mega update to version 4.0 a few weeks ago.  This update is a mix of technical updates to improve the app, a bug fix and some new features when it comes to Direct posts on Instagram.

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If there is one app in my life that I truly miss since coming back to Windows Phone it is the Starbucks app.  The company doesn’t make an official one for Windows Phone and I thought I had found the answer in MyBucks for Windows Phone but it has since been pulled from the Windows Phone Store as well.  Imagine my surprise then when I saw the Starbucks Locator app in the Store and not only that, the developer (Lancelot Software) is doing an epic job of keeping it up to date with new features and fixes.  Last week it receive a major update to version 2.0 with complete new UI and other updates.  Today it has received another major update, this one brining more security, a reduced app size and several new fixes.  The update, version 2.1 for those keeping score at home, is available now in the Windows Phone Store.

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